Conductor&#39;s equipment case



w. H. M AHAN CONDUCTORS EQUIPMENT CASE Filed Dec. 17 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l wWAZMw Dec. 30. 1.92.4. 1,521,248

w. H. MAHAN {qoNDucToRs EQUIPMENT CASE Filed Dec. 17. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 jive/ En Patented Dec. 30,- 1924.

tartar o WILLIAM H. MAHAN, 0F PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

GONDUCTORS EQUIPMENT CASE.

Application filed December 17, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that WILLIAM H. MAHAN, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Conductors Equipment Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to conductors equipment cases.

The object of my invention is in the provision of a simple case having portions therein adapted to support in an operative position the money register carried by conductors in street cars and other passenger carrying vehicles.

Another object of my invention is in the provision of a receptacle adapted not only to house in an operative position the formal money changer but also to house other exchange mediums as well as providing a reserve space for extra change.

A further object of my invention is in the provision of a conductors equipment case adapted to be utilized not only as a housing member for the formal money registered, but also adapted to provide a safe means for transporting other necessary equipment.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the following specification taken in connection with the annexed drawings in which- Fig. 1-is a side perspective view of my case, the lid being opened and the money register in place.

Fig. 2is a view of the case closed.

Fig. 3-is a perspective of the case with the money register or change maker remoged and the rear compartment opened;

Fig. 4-is a sectional view taken on the line 44: of Fig. 3, the money register having been removed.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown a stamped metal box generally referred to as 10, but made up of the main box 11, and the lid or face portion 12 hinged at the bottom as at 13 thereto. The box itself is no more than a stamped metal container, and has a formal handle 14 and means for securing thetop and base portions together securely at 15, a formal padlock being shown at 16. Within the box as shown in Fig.

Serial No. 681,197.

3 is mounted a metal sheet or wall 17 pivotally related at its lower end to the box housing member as at 18, this pivotal connection to the main housing portion being peculiar in that the supporting body or wall 17 has a double hinge or crank operating movement, due to the angular fashioning of the rod which provides the pivotal mounting due to the engagement of its projecting ends with the sides of the box. It may be seen in e that with the upper end of the wall 17 in a diseiwaged position, a crank movement thereof Will either place it in a position near the front of the box or in an inward position, a substantial distance within the box. As said before, this crank movement of the wall can only be accomplished with the upper end thereof released from the upper side of the box; however, means is provided for holding the above mentioned wall either in its front or rearward position in a tensioned catch member 20 adapted to be engaged by a spring-pressed lug 21 on the wall.

The wall 17 is adapted to receive the conventional money register 011 its front face by merely having the register of well known construction hooked over the upper edges thereof, as at 22, and held in a firm position thereon by means of the clasps 23 mounted on the sheet 17.

Within the box and adjacent the inner wall thereof are shown spring-tensioned members 24 adapted to receive the reserve cash supply of the conductor, this reverse supply usually being contained in the cylindrical money rolls 25 here shown.

Chains 26 attached at 27 and 28 to the box and cover respectively, prohibit movement of the lid 12 further than a rightangular position with relation to the box. The reason for the above is that it is desirable that the lid 12 act as a catch member for the money register.

In Figure 1 the normal operative position of my box and the formal money register are shown. It may be stated that this box or case may be hung in a convenient position with relation to the conductor, the lid lowered to the position shown in Fig. l, and the money register drawn to the position shown in said figure, due to the crank movement of the Wall 17; in other words, drawn from a position somewhat within the box ment in the lowered lid and make change by merely pressing the formal key members of the register, either catching the change in his hand or picking it out of the lid which in case a reserve acts as a catch member. supply of change is needed, he merely re leases tlie'catch member, permitting the ,wall

l'Zto fall forward with the money register, andwithdrawing fromthe rear compartment other money rolls with which he again fills the register, returning the wall of course to its operative position, that is, engaging the catch portion 20.

When the days run has been made and it is desirable that the receipts be collected, the conductor merely releases the clasp 21, permitting the wall 17 to fall forward in :1 position that it may be again operative'by a crank movement to return it to its innermost position with the box, carrying with it of course the money register. This inner movement of the wali is necessary that the hinged porticns,ian optional catch means adapted to retain the upper end of said wall, a money register, and'means for fastening said money register upon said wall member.

aldevice or" the class described, in combination a vcontainer. comprising a' box portion and a'hinged lid adapted tof open at alight-angular relation thereto, .a wall member withinsaidbox, zalinoney register adapted to be attachedto; said wall member and means for moyingsaid wall member in a crank-operated manner in order toadvanceandreturn said money register within said box member.

In testimony whereof Lafiixr my signature.

' WiLLIAM H. MA NQ 

